The online tool or application chosen for the English Language Arts (ELA) portion is diigo. Diigo is an acronym which stands for Digest of Internet Information, Groups, and Other stuff.
Benefits of Tool or App
Constraints of Tool or App
How To Use Tool or App
Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house)
Classroom Uses for Tool or App
Student Uses
Students can use diigo when doing research for any project. One can search the diigo site to find other users who have bookmarked the same topic(s), then see what those diigo users highlighted within the text. In other words, what do others deem important regarding the topic? This will drastically reduce research time. Also, as citing the source is extremely important when completing a research project, diigo makes thorough documentation simpler since all sites are bookmarked and in one location on one's mobile device.
Teacher Uses
As a teacher, create groups for each class and even subgroups within the class. One can be creative in forming and naming groups. For example, simply use a class name such as" Phillips ELA", or use the name of the project such as "Tracking Hurricanes", or use smaller groups within the project such as "Storm Surge". Teachers invite students to join the intended group, and also teachers can manage those members. There, for each group, can be a teacher-created list of bookmarked websites, but teachers can also request students to bookmark certain pages and add to the group page as well.
For English Language Arts (ELA) specifically, there are many websites that exist where one can find the full text of a literary work. Then students can use annotation to engage with the text. The teacher can give specific instructions as to what to highlight. For example, have students “sticky note” three examples of something you find ironic, highlight allusions in the text, or follow the development of a specific character throughout the text. One can also encourage multi-cultural connections by adding a teacher/classroom in another country to join a discussion of a particular work of literature.
The greatest way for both teachers and students to use diigo is to interact, collaborate, and engage with one another and the text through the use of the “Sticky Note” and “Comment” options. One can question, compliment, or argue a point through the use of these options and by using the text to back it up.
Description of Tool or App
The online tool or application chosen for the English Language Arts (ELA) portion is diigo. Diigo is an acronym which stands for Digest of Internet Information, Groups, and Other stuff.
Benefits of Tool or App
Constraints of Tool or App
How To Use Tool or App
Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house)
Classroom Uses for Tool or App
Student Uses
Students can use diigo when doing research for any project. One can search the diigo site to find other users who have bookmarked the same topic(s), then see what those diigo users highlighted within the text. In other words, what do others deem important regarding the topic? This will drastically reduce research time. Also, as citing the source is extremely important when completing a research project, diigo makes thorough documentation simpler since all sites are bookmarked and in one location on one's mobile device.
Teacher Uses
As a teacher, create groups for each class and even subgroups within the class. One can be creative in forming and naming groups. For example, simply use a class name such as" Phillips ELA", or use the name of the project such as "Tracking Hurricanes", or use smaller groups within the project such as "Storm Surge". Teachers invite students to join the intended group, and also teachers can manage those members. There, for each group, can be a teacher-created list of bookmarked websites, but teachers can also request students to bookmark certain pages and add to the group page as well.
For English Language Arts (ELA) specifically, there are many websites that exist where one can find the full text of a literary work. Then students can use annotation to engage with the text. The teacher can give specific instructions as to what to highlight. For example, have students “sticky note” three examples of something you find ironic, highlight allusions in the text, or follow the development of a specific character throughout the text. One can also encourage multi-cultural connections by adding a teacher/classroom in another country to join a discussion of a particular work of literature.
The greatest way for both teachers and students to use diigo is to interact, collaborate, and engage with one another and the text through the use of the “Sticky Note” and “Comment” options. One can question, compliment, or argue a point through the use of these options and by using the text to back it up.